17 TPH (Teens per Hour)

Taking a good portrait requires knowing your subject. It’s ideal to have time to get to know the client or model before a photo session, so the photographer has a feel for what is truly inside and how to best express it through images. Time building a relationship is vital.

So when we were asked to take photos of a group of seventeen teenage girls during a one-hour period, we panicked. How were we supposed to go through that process with each kid in that timeframe? We arrived early, made lighting and location decisions, said a little prayer, and they arrived.

We had 3-4 minutes with each girl, on average, so the challenge was to get to know them, help them feel comfortable, and quickly start taking pictures that their parents would love and adore.

Thankfully, the girls helped each other out and were a delight to work with. Their church group leaders also helped move the operation along, resulting in a fun set of portraits that happened in a flash (get it, in a flash?).

The parent feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. If the parents are happy with how their beloved angels look on camera, we’re happy!